Automobile-engine support



e. DOTTERWEI CH. AUTOMOBILE ENGINE'SUPEORT.

APPLICATION FILE'D JUNE i3, 1919.

Patented Aug. 16, 192] 1 IN VE/V TOR 6i Gorge A00 Zierwezclz,

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' NED STATES; PATE 'rorrlcs;

. GEORGE nor'rnnwnren, or-nrcn monn'fmml, new Y RK. 7

i AUTOMOBILE-ENGINE surron'r. a

"To all whom it may concern.

Beitknown that I, Gnoncn Dor'rnnwnrorr,

a citizen of, the United States, residing at- Richmond Hill, in' the borough of Queens and. State of New York, have invented a new and useful Automobile-Engine Support, of which the following is a specification.

My invention. relates to improvements in engine supports and especially in supports adaptedfor the Ford engine, when attached to an automobile chassis, in which, more specifically the present form and manner of attachment to the chassis frame is improved and safeguarded, and among the objects, of my improvements are: D l First: To provide a repair plece s'u1table for rapid adjustment incase of breakdown or partial destruction ofv the attachments now provided for securing the engine casing to the chassis frameof an automobile.

Second: To provide. a safety cradle in -which the engine casing can rest in addition to the present means of holding the same and engine casing showing my invention applied thereto throughout the several views;

Fig. 2, isv a longitudinal side elevation of the same;

Fig. 3, is a cross-sectional new of the engine casing and chassis frame with my appliance attached thereto; 7

Fig. 4, is a plan view of the central portion of my engine .support, and Fig.5, is a perspective view of a holddown plate used in conjunction with my invention. I

Similar numerals refer to similar. parts The means at present provided for attaching the engine case to the chassis'frame 1 of a Ford car consist of two hanger lugs 2,

one of which is riveted and welded to either side of engine case "3, and the free ends of Specification of Letters Patent. Patehtd Application filed June 13, I

1919. Seria1 No. 303,915.

such lugs 2, are resting upon the chassis frame 1 and are firmly attached thereto by means of bolts 4, as shown in Fig. 3, of.

drawings.

The severe jolts to which every part of an automobile car is subjected to have been the means of dislocating the exact positionof the engine case by bending or'usually breaking one or both of the lugs 2, as indicated at 5, and thereby throwing the engine casing out of proper alinement and causing" an interference with the proper working conditions of the engine, in most cases causi ing a complete breakdown. In'orderto obvlate such breakdowns I have provided a cradle like support consisting of a lower centrally located cradle 6, the two side arms 7 7 and the two hold down'blocks '88.

The entire cradle support is preferably made from strong steel bars or plate: and

outer shapeof the engine casing 3. An anoil drain cup 10 of casing 3, to protrude therefrom.

.is fashioned to conform exactly to the This cradle 6, has on either end an out- I wardly turned up lip 11.

One end of the side er I 7 is also provided with an outward turned up, lip 12 and is designed'to be connected tothe lips 11 of saddle 6 by means of one or more bolts 18, which pass through bolt-holes 14, provided for this purpose in the, lips 11 and 12.

The other and upper end of the side arm 7, has an inwardly extending lip 15,' designed to rest upon the upper side 16 of'the permanent hanger lugs 2 of the engine casing 3 and the width andv shape of the inward extending lip 15 of side arm 7 is made to coincide with the dimensions and shape of the permanent hanger lug 2, as seen in Fig. 2 of drawing where the .lip l5.rests snugly and securely within the grooved.

portion 17 of hanger, lug 2." The portion 18 of the side arm 2rests securely against the outer side 1 9"of chassis frame 1, and extends downwardly and is in shape coinciding with-the outer form of the engine casing 3. Openings 20 are provided to permit existing rivet heads v211zto protrude.

The-hold d'ownblocks 8-8. are introduced on the inner side-of the permanent lugs 2 and are of sufficient proportions to snugly fit between the projecting under side.

22 of lip l5'and the upper side of the rim 23 of the engine casing.

vention additional support can be provided If new the nuts of bolts 13 are tightly screwed down the entire safety cradle Wlll hold the engine casing securely in place and %he bolts 4r-at present provided by the Ford car may be removed and other bolts substituted therefor and of sufficient length to pass through bolt holes provided for this purpose in the upper lips 15 of the side arms 2.

It is readily seen that by means of my infor the engine casing 3, by making the same a permanent adjunct to the chassis frame.

The side arms 7 may be permanently attached to the chassis frame by meansof bolts 4', with the hold down blocks 8 inserted so as. to stiffen the lugs 2 and prevent dislocation of engine casing by jars and jolts, to which the car is subjected. The central cradle 6 may be carried on the jour ney and used as anadditional means of'sup port and for realinement purposes should any necessity arise for this purpose.

It is obvious that instead of. flat bars, any

other cross-sectional shape such as channel bars or T ironmay be adopted for this purfor the different parts of my invention.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: An automobile engine support comprising aoradle formed of a central support 6,

side arms 7, inwardly extending lugs 15,

upper surface of the outer rim of the engine casing and the nether side of the projecting inwardly extending lugs 15 of the cradle, and tightening bolts 13, as and for the purpose herein set forth.

' GEORGE DOTTERWEICH.

pose in order to provide additional strength hold-down blocks 8 introduced between (the 

